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Tragic Spring Break: 3 Separate Shootings In Florida

Tomorrow is the First Day of Spring.

That means Spring Break time!

And we all know what that means. That’s right, plenty of shootings.

1 shooting.

2 shooting.

3 shootings total today in Florida.

So sad what’s become the normal now.

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It wasn’t always like that.

I recall the days when Spring Break meant trying to drink as much beer as possible with friends at the beach or the lake.

Lots of things have changed for the worst over the years.

Here we see some of them gather before the shooting.

What could go wrong?

USA Today reports:

Police are searching for multiple suspects in three different shootings that left one person dead and at least three injured as thousands crowded in downtown Jacksonville Beach, Florida, Sunday night for St. Patrick’s Day festivities.

The shootings occurred near the city’s beachfront after police broke up a group of up to 400 people in their late teens who gathered under the pier Sunday afternoon.

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“This group engaged in boxing matches, fights and other incidents. The Jacksonville Beach Police Department had to take action,” Jacksonville Beach Police Chief Gene Paul Smith said at a new conference on Monday morning. “When the crowd dispersed, that’s when the shooting happened.”

Police responded to the first shooting at a Best Western hotel at around 7:50 p.m., Smith said. The shooting left three people injured – two were transported to the hospital afterward, and another self-reported an injury. Authorities believe two of the victims fired at each other, while the third was an innocent bystander, Smith said.

Less than half an hour later, reports came in of a second shooting in a parking lot outside the Ritz, a cocktail bar. No one was injured or killed, and the shooter fled the scene in a black ski mask, Smith said. Officers found one firearm.

Police responded to the third shooting, which left one victim dead, at Sneakers Sports Grille at 8:31 p.m. Officers believe three suspects pulled out firearms, Smith said. The identity of the 21-year-old victim has not been released.

One of the shootings occured at an express mart:

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